Managing Your Documents - Acer TravelMate 4002LCi Training Manual

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Managing your documents

When you are working in a new document you will be asked to save the file before you
close it. It is important to keep all your files in the same place so they are easy to back
up. We recommend that they be stored in My Documents and so we have set up your
system to automatically save your files to My Documents.
1. In the Quick Launch bar at the bottom of the screen, tap
once.
2. Type some text in this new document. After you have done some work on your
document, you should save it.
3. Tap File > Save. The Save As window is displayed.
4. Check that the Save in location at the top of this window is My Documents. If it
isn't, tap the large My Documents icon on the left of the window.
5. Type a name for this new file in the File name field at the bottom of this window.
6. Tap the Save button located in the bottom right of the window.
All documents you create should be saved to your My Documents folder. This saves you
time as you don't have to look for your work – it will all be in My Documents.
You can organise your My Documents folder however you like – you can have sub-
folders within folders and as many as you want. This makes it easy to back up your work
– you just drag the whole My Documents folder to a server location, a disk, or any other
type of backup device.
You can also display your My Documents folder however you like (examples below).
Just make sure it is easy for you to follow and navigate. It doesn't matter what the teacher
who keeps looking over your shoulder in the staff room thinks – this is your preference, it
is your work, and it is you who needs to retrieve it – so work in a way that suits you.
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Department of Education and Training
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